Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the respondents
Characteristic | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Young person characteristics | ||
Gender | ||
Male | 246 | 79.1 |
Female | 65 | 20.9 |
Age (years) | ||
12–14 | 147 | 47.3 |
15–17 | 69 | 22.2 |
18–24 | 73 | 23.5 |
25–39 | 22 | 7.1 |
Education | ||
Primary school | 117 | 37.6 |
Middle school | 82 | 26.4 |
High school | 50 | 16.1 |
University | 8 | 2.6 |
Completed education | ||
Less than high school | 22 | 7.1 |
High school | 15 | 4.8 |
University | 3 | 1.0 |
Not responded | 14 | 4.5 |
Diagnosis | ||
Childhood autism | 132 | 42.2 |
Atypical autism | 38 | 12.2 |
Asperger Syndrome | 120 | 40.2 |
Other pervasive developmental disorders | 11 | 3.5 |
Not specified | 1.6 | 1.6 |
Comorbid intellectual disability | ||
Yes | 141 | 45.3 |
No | 170 | 54.7 |
Comorbid psychiatric diagnosis | ||
Yes | 181 | 58.2 |
No | 126 | 40.5 |
Household characteristics | ||
Household income (PLN) | ||
< 1501 | 64 | 20.6 |
1501–2500 | 61 | 19.6 |
2501–3500 | 55 | 17.7 |
3501–5500 | 54 | 17.4 |
> 5501 | 39 | 12.6 |
Not reported | 38 | 12.2 |
Residential area | ||
Large city (> 500 k inhabitants) | 111 | 35.7 |
Medium city (50-200 k inhabitants) | 63 | 20.3 |
Small city (< 50 k inhabitants) | 60 | 19.3 |
Village | 73 | 23.5 |
Not reported | 4 | 1.2 |